Environmental and Social Management Framework 

for Implementing

Secondary and Local Roads Project-II 

1. INTRODUCTION

1. The following Policy framework for Environmental and Social Assessment and Protection has been prepared for the purposes of implementing the Georgia Secondary and Local Roads Project - II (SLRP-II) supported by the World Bank. The project will rehabilitate high priority sections of the existing roads which are classified as secondary and local roads. The project triggers two safeguard policies of the World Bank: OP/BP 4.01 Environmental Assessment, and OP/BP 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement. According to the World Bank OP/BP E4.01, the project is classified as environmental Category B. Present Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) formulates the main principles of environmental management applicable to the project and provides guidance for carrying out site-specific environmental work required for individual investments as well as for the public disclosure and stakeholder consultation on the potential impacts of the project. The national legislation of Georgia does not require any type of environmental assessment, management planning, review and permitting for the types of activities included in the project design. Therefore, the World Bank safeguard policies will shape environmental due diligence in the course of the project implementation. 

Environmental and Social Management Framework for ImplementingSecondary and Local Roads Project-II 

1. INTRODUCTION

1. The following Policy framework for Environmental and Social Assessment and Protection has been prepared for the purposes of implementing the Georgia Secondary and Local Roads Project - II (SLRP-II) supported by the World Bank. The project will rehabilitate high priority sections of the existing roads which are classified as secondary and local roads. The project triggers two safeguard policies of the World Bank: OP/BP 4.01 Environmental Assessment, and OP/BP 4.12 Involuntary Resettlement. According to the World Bank OP/BP E4.01, the project is classified as environmental Category B. Present Environmental and Social Management Framework (ESMF) formulates the main principles of environmental management applicable to the project and provides guidance for carrying out site-specific environmental work required for individual investments as well as for the public disclosure and stakeholder consultation on the potential impacts of the project. The national legislation of Georgia does not require any type of environmental assessment, management planning, review and permitting for the types of activities included in the project design. Therefore, the World Bank safeguard policies will shape environmental due diligence in the course of the project implementation.